"GPS data shows that Ferrari stop accelerating in the second half of the straight"armyk wrote:I am still not sure where the problem is when Haas can run it without a problem. Maybe they are trying different PU settings? I cannot believe they wouldn't test all race tracks inhouse...Juzh wrote:Supposed Ferrari engine problems:
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 00337.html
Summary:
- Ferrari are slowed down by a turbocharger issue, which they hope to fix until Spain
- GPS data shows that Ferrari stop accelerating in the second half of the straight
- both Vettel and Räikkönen get new control electronics in only the second race of the season
- the new engine is hugely improved, but the turbocharger causes issues
- new turbo can run with a higher boost, but then the MGU-H cannot recover enough energy to charge the batteries
- engine goes into charging mode in the second half of the straight, which costs power
-spinning the turbine too high can cause failures; Räikkönen's turbocharger overheated in Melbourne, which caused the fire in the airbox
- problem emerged during testing and Ferrari, unsuccessfully, tried to fix it with new software
- Ferrari car is quick in the corners and good on its tyres, but they lose time on the straights in Bahrain
- in conjunction with Honeywell a new turbocharger has been developed, but lead time in turbocharger development are up to 12 weeks
- Ferrari hope to have the fix ready until the first European races
- restricted power costs 0,5sec/lap so if the fix works they would make a big step towards Mercedes
- turbocharger experts warn that in this area weaknesses might not be cured in the first attempt
Personally I think here was some obvious power cutting in australia but this is blown out of proportions and is waaaay too generalized. What kind of straight? What engine modes?
Today grosjean reached 314 kmh on the back straight on his super soft run which was faster than rosberg (310) and hamilton (314) on their SS runs.
This is strange claim, this is same issue Honda had last season. Ferrari have no problem with top speed as Honda had in 2015. I think Ferrari PU is far of showing its full potential jet but story of " stop accelerating in the second half of the straight" can`t be true. Just look att lap times, Ferrari have quite good car.